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Improved matrix-model calculation of the N=2 prepotential

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We present a matrix-model expression for the sum of instanton contributions to the prepotential of an N=2 supersymmetric U(N) gauge theory, with matter in various representations. This expression is derived by combining the renormalization-group approach to the gauge theory prepotential with matrix-model methods. This result can be evaluated order-by-order in matrix-model perturbation theory to obtain the instanton corrections to the prepotential. We also show, using this expression, that the one-instanton prepotential assumes a universal form.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0403129,
  title  = {Improved matrix-model calculation of the N=2 prepotential},
  author = {M. Gomez-Reino and S. G. Naculich and H. J. Schnitzer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0403129},
  year   = {2009}
}

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20 pages, LaTeX, 2 figures

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